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In New Hampshire - Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Bristol, Campton, Canaan, Dalton, Dorchester, East Haverhill, Easton, Franconia, Glencliff, Groton, Haverhill, Hebron,Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, North Haverhill, North Woodstock, Orford, Piermont, Pike, Plymouth, Rumney, Sugar Hill, Swiftwater, Thornton,

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trees? If so, then UNHCooperative Extension’sBlueberry Pruning and AppleGrafting Demonstration isintended for you.

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Brush Up On Archeology This April In New Hampshire!_____

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The New HampshireArcheological Society, in part-nership with the NewHampshire Division ofHistorical Resources and theNew Hampshire Department ofTransportation, has announcedits listing of events taking placeduring April’s New HampshireArcheology Month 2014.

This year’s theme, “Brush upon Archeology,” brings a focuson archaeology education,including the many disciplinesinvolved in being an archaeolo-gist and the wide variety of cul-tures and time periods archaeol-ogists study.

“Despite what’s portrayed inIndiana Jones movies, archaeol-ogy isn’t adrenaline-fueledtreasure hunting. It’s a scientif-ic field that relies on anthropol-ogy, botany, chemistry, geogra-phy, geology, history, linguis-tics, physics, zoology andmore,” said Dr. RichardBoisvert, N.H. state archaeolo-gist.

“Uncovering artifacts is onlypart of archaeology. The realfind is discovering more abouthow people lived their lives,whether in the past century or ahundred thousand years ago,”said Boisvert.

Throughout April, professionalarchaeologists will give presen-tations across the state, address-ing such diverse topics asShaker archaeology, the historyof the Crown Point Road, theorigins of Mayan ideology, hownew archaeology is changingold history, and Paleo-Indianculture in New Hampshire.

Additional events include amuseum exhibit aboutManchester’s mills, behind thescenes tours at StrawberyBanke and a demonstration digoutside of the Division ofHistorical Resources officebuilding in Concord, which wasoriginally part of the Margaret

Pillsbury Hospital complex.

New Hampshire ArcheologyMonth 2014 is sponsored by theNew Hampshire ArcheologicalSociety, the New HampshireDivision of HistoricalResources, the New HampshireDepartment of Transportation,Hunter Research, IndependentArchaeological Consulting,Landmark Archaeology,Monadnock ArchaeologicalConsulting, Mt. KearsargeIndian Museum and StrawberyBanke Museum.

A complete listing of NewHampshire Archeology Monthevents is available at

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New Hampshire’s Division ofHistorical Resources, the “StateHistoric Preservation Office,”was established in 1974. Thehistorical, archaeological,architectural and culturalresources of New Hampshireare among its most importantenvironmental assets. Historicpreservation promotes the use,understanding and conservationof such resources for the educa-tion, inspiration, pleasure andenrichment of NewHampshire’s citizens. For moreinformation, visitwww.nh.gov/nhdhr or call 603-271-3483.

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“Berman’s Bits”by Dave Berman

“Incessantly scouring the uni-verse (and my back yard) for theweird, the wacky, and the stupidso you don’t have to.”

A Texas town was so desperate todo away with a scheduled per-formance by Ted Nugent that itactually paid him $16,250 not toappear. The city of Longviewwas considering the outspokenrocker to headline itsIndependence Day celebration,but changed its mind after thatincident in which Nugent calledPresident Obama a “subhumanmongrel,” [UPI] Hmmm, maybethere are limits to Free Speech.(Or maybe I can get people topay me not to appear! Hmmm....)

Why I call alcohol Liquid StupidPills.... An intoxicated Indianaman found passed out in the dri-ver’s seat of his car was in hisunderwear, had on one sock, andwas wearing his pants like a shirt,cops report. Bryan Hill, 24, wasbehind the wheel of a 2013Honda when police found thevehicle blocking traffic. Asdetailed by a cop, Hill was“wearing only a t-shirt, under-wear and one sock.” The officeradded that Hill “did have pantson, but they were on his arms.Both arms were inserted into thelegs of his jeans.” [I lost thesource for this one]

A recent opinion piece on CNNtried to build the case for lower-

ing the drinking age to 19! Imean, everybody’s doing it any-how so why not lower the age?My suggestion? Based on what Isee regularly, I’d say raise it to25.

A Colorado girl who shavedher head to support a friend whowent bald because of cancertreatment has been told she vio-lated her school’s dress code (NoShaved Heads). Kamryn Renfroof Grand Junction shaved herhead to help Delaney Clementsget through chemotherapy.Kamryn at first wasn’t allowed toreturn to classes at CaprockAcademy. The academy latersaid she could return after theschool’s board of directorsreversed their decision followinga social media campaign. The(Grand Junction) Daily Sentinelreported that the school board’schairwoman says the school’s thedress code is designed to promoteuniformity and a non-distractingenvironment. She said exceptionscan be made under extraordinarycircumstances.

A few cat facts I found online: (1)The technical term for “hairball”is “bezoar.” (2) Cats have 1,000times more data storage thanan iPad. (3) A cat’s noseis ridged with a unique pattern,just like a human fingerprint. (4)Cat owners who are male tend tobe luckier in love, as they are per-

ceived as more sensitive. (5) Acat has been mayor of Talkeetna,Alaska, for 15 years. His nameis Stubbs.

One of the neat things aboutYouTube is its related recom-mendations (sometimes). Theother day, I looked up a songcalled “Sailor” by Lolita. Downthe side were links to other ver-sions of the song, “The LastFarewell” by Roger Whittaker,“Sink the Bismarck” by JohnnyHorton, “I’ll Never Find AnotherYou” from The Seekers, and“Corinna, Corinna” from RayPeterson (also well-known for“Tell Laura I Love Her”). Nowonder I sometimes get lost forhours online.

I mentioned in the last columnthat I was starting to clean out myman cave. It’s tough to get rid ofstuff, though. For example, Iasked my wife if I needed to savecheck registers from 1991 –1997. She told me I didn’t.

Perhaps the issue will be resolvedby the time this sees print (but Idoubt it). I don’t know if anyoneelse noticed this, but in the searchfor Flight 370, every new‘update’ (so far there has beennothing new to update) contains anew place to be searched with aname reference to the size –today, New Mexico- previously,Malaysia, Australia, Poland,Alaska, Victoria, Ireland, Texasand Oklahoma, and “a goodchunk of North America” (I amsure I missed a few). (As anaside, wouldn’t you think there isa better way to track missing air-craft? [Or is there but no onewants to spend the money].)

With all of those ‘People ofWalmart’ pictures online, I haveto be honest – I have yet to seeanyone local close to what’s por-trayed. (Of course, maybe I don’tgo at the right time... just sayin’.I mean, I suspect the potential is

there....)

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is so much fun – just you andyour thoughts. Who knowswhere your thoughts will takeyou. Maybe you will plant a seedfor the next Great AmericanNovel or discover a cure for ahorrible disease out there. AsMark Twain said, “... in order tomake a man or a boy covet athing, it is only necessary tomake the thing difficult toattain.” With that in mind, manywill apply, but only a few will beselected. Ready? Go!

Later.

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The Adventures of Tom & Atticus

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We found happiness this pastweekend on the way to a pieceof rock 3,251 feet above thesea. It was the weekend and allwas warm (well, warm for whatwe’ve had around here through-out the long, cold winter) andthe blue sky was lit by a brightsun. Atticus and I needed to getout into the woods and up ontop of something so we left ourhome in Jackson and drovenorth through Pinkham Notch.We had a few trails in mind thatwould take us to destinationsmeant to restore and center us,and we kept going until wepulled into Randolph where wefinally found a place with nocars.

There are rarely cars at the tinylot (if it can be called a lot) forthe Mount Crescent Trail. Wewalked through the openwoods, were greeted by sun-

light slanting in between treesand highlighting the danglingmoss endearingly referred to as“Old Man’s Beard”, and felt thesnow start to get sloppy undermy snowshoes. It was still firmenough for Atticus to walk ontop of and it made for a nicemorning.

We were about a quarter of theway up the trail when we raninto the back end of a moosewho was exiting stage right andwe watched him move heavilythrough the snow, post-holingas he went. At one point hestopped and looked back at usover his shoulder but thoughtlittle of the man and dog behindhim so he continued to moseyalong.

We are still in that stage wherewe are both losing weight andgetting back into shape aftermissing close to a year of seri-ous hiking with Atticus’s cancerand subsequent surgery andchemotherapy treatments. Thatmeans we stopped quite a bit onour way up the mountain. I wasonly wearing a t-shirt but therewere times when even thatseemed too heavy, even as wepassed through the shady forest.

Just over a mile up the trail wecame to a fork and went to theright. Both trails come togetherat the summit to form a loop soit didn’t matter which way wewent. There is no view to thesouth and the imposing

Northern Presidential Range,but there is a fine back porchview out to the KilkennyRange, totally unique. It hasyou feeling like you’ve discov-ered a whole new world as youstand by that little opening andlook north.

The network of trails throughthe Crescent Range is exten-sive. It looks like spider webthat’s been stretched by timeand wind and the RandolphMountain Club does a fine jobof keeping up with trail mainte-nance and it is difficult to getlost due to the accurate signage.In spite of that, it still feels wildand there are days on this rangeyou have a better chance of amoose encounter than seeinganother hiker. That’s the beau-ty of it. And this is exactly why

we ended up there.Earlier in the week Atticus andI were invited down toNorwood, Massachusetts to talkabout our book, FollowingAtticus, which is this year’scommunity read. Six hundredpeople showed up, in spite ofbullying forecasts. Althoughthe crowd was enthusiastic andfun to interact with, there is noplace like home. And there’s nocure for dipping down into thebusiness of driving along Route95 and Route 495 inMassachusetts better than get-ting lost on a quiet mountainpath.

Washington, Moosilauke,Lafayette – these peaks willalways be popular destinations,but as the years pass I find thatwhere I am renewed is on the

smaller peaks in the less trav-eled trails. Thankfully for all us who loveto hike, New Hampshire andthe White Mountains have amultitude of them.

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While it may look more like win-ter rather than April across areasof the New Hampshire land-scape, don’t be fooled. Spring ishere. The sun is strong and snowwill soonbe gone. As the daysbecome warmer, bears will startto get active and it is time to putthe birdfeeders away until latefall. Some homeowners havealready reported seeing bears atbirdfeeders in different areasacross the state. To help preventbear visits, the New HampshireFish and Game Department rec-ommends taking down birdfeed-ers from April 1 to December 1.

The Fish and Game Departmenturges the New Hampshire publicto be proactive and take actionnow to prevent attracting a bearto their home. Do not wait for abear to get the birdfeeder andthen respond. Doing so encour-ages foraging behavior by bearsnear residences. A single foodreward will cause the bear toreturn and continue to search thearea for food.

While bear/human conflicts dur-ing 2013 (527 complaints) werebelow the long-term average(695 per year), 2012 was a chal-lenging year resulting in a recordtotal of over 1,100 statewidecomplaints, according to Fishand Game Bear BiologistAndrew Timmins. Nearly 10% ofthe bear complaints during 2012involved bears at bird feeders.Additionally, another 40% of thecomplaints were the direct resultof bears raiding unsecuredgarbage at homes and businesses.“These two common food attrac-tants accounted for half of thetotal bear-human conflicts in thatyear and could have been easilyavoided by removing or securingcommon food attractants aroundthe yard,” said Timmins.

“The rate of bear/human con-flicts that will occur this springand summer is unknown and dif-ficult to predict. Bears went toden in good shape due to general-ly abundant foods (i.e., beech-nuts, apples, mountain ashberries, and choke cherries) lastfall. However, it has been a longdenning season and bears havedepleted considerable body fat,”said Timmins. “When bearsemerge, they will be hungry andfood will be limited until springgreen-up occurs. We are hopinghomeowners will be vigilant andremove/secure attractants so asnot to entice bears and create nui-sance behavior.”

Black oil sunflower seeds aresimply too high a quality of food(high in fat and protein) for bearsto ignore. Natural bear foods dur-ing spring and summer are gener-ally high in carbohydrates and

low in protein and fat. As a result,birdseed is high on the menu! Ifbears have previously acquiredsunflower seeds at your home,they will be back looking formore. The best way to preventattracting bears is to remove bird-feeders until December 1 andsecure other household foodattractants.

Homeowners should take actionto reduce the chances of a bearvisiting their home. Avoidencounters with bears by taking afew simple precautions:

* Stop all bird feeding by April 1. * Clean up any spilled birdseedand dispose of it in the trash.* Secure all garbage in airtightcontainers inside a garage or ade-quate storage area, and putgarbage out on the morning ofpickup, not the night before. Ifusing a dumpster, inform yourdumpster company that you needa dumpster with metal locking

tops and doors that are inaccessi-ble to bears and other wildlife.* Avoid putting meat or otherfood scraps in your compost pile.* Don't leave pet food dishes out-side overnight.* Clean and store outdoor grillsafter each use.* Finally, never feed bears!

For more information on pre-venting conflicts with blackbears, visitwildnh.com/Wildlife/Somethings_Bruin.htm.

If you have questions about bear-related problems, you can getadvice by calling a toll-free num-ber coordinated jointly by theU.S. Department of Agriculture’sWildlife Services and the NewHampshire Fish and GameDepartment: 1-888-749-2327 (1-888-SHY-BEAR).

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Letter To The Editor_______________________________________

Nobody Asked, Just My Opinion___________________________

4060 White River Rd.Bradford, VT. 05033

Lois [email protected] both sides of the

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Hello Northcountry news folk!Another quick two weeks haspassed us by and it actuallyseems as though the weather isheading in a warmer directionthan the last time.

This week I thought I'd bringback some memories. As timegoes by, many things change.Some for the good, other things,not so good. But in the modernera, we have lost some fantasticstores over the past twodecades. I remember many, ifnot all of them. In fact, I couldprobably walk around my homeand find several items from anumber of the paces I am goingto mention!

Here we go, a walk down mem-ory lane. These places nolonger exist! See how many ofthese places you remember.

How about we start with Kids RUs! That store actually closeddown and folded into the Toys RUs stores, which were alreadyopened.

Lechmere was another storethat lasted until 1997. They solda variety of items, including avery large electronics depart-ment.

Jordan Marsh actually turnedin to several Macy's stores in1996 and in 2006 a majority ofFilenes stores also were turnedin to Macy's.

Circuit City was another elec-tronics store that went by thewayside not so long ago. Doyou remember names such asComp USA, Coconuts andTweeter, Etc.? All those nolonger exist but were certainlybusy during their early times.

K.B. Toys is another that hasclosed and Linens and Thingsare an online business only atthis point.

Blockbuster Video was anotherenterprise that stayed to the bit-ter end, but with the likes ofNetflix and online streaming,seemingly lost in the end.

Walden Books and more recent-ly Borders Books both havegone by the wayside. In theirday, these book stores were un-stoppable. But again, technolo-gy of the likes of Kindle andonline downloading and order-ing of your favorite books putthese guys out in the end!

I am sure most remember Zayreand Bradlees Department

stores and even more locally,Ames Department Stores. Allvictims of larger box storessuch as WalMart and with thelikes of online ordering fromplaces like Amazon, Zapposand Overstock... well, they justcouldn't compete.

There are plenty of other busi-nesses both nationally andlocally which have closed overthe past 10-20 years. Many, justin the past 5 to 7 years. I bet Ijogged a few people's memorieswho are reading this week’s col-umn!

It's not a bad thing to take alook back at the past once in awhile. After all, some of thosememories are pretty darn good!Many of the stores I mentionedabove were great places to go.It's a shame to see some of thesegreat names go by the wayside.Personally, I'd like to have afew of them back to give peoplemore options of where theywant to shop. But, I guess it'sjust a sign of the times.

Onward to the future... whatev-er that may hold!

Nobody Asked, Just MyOpinion...

~BEF

I am writing today to get themessage out about theDepartment of Veteran's AffairsManagement AccountabilityAct of 2014. I support this billas well as the principles uponwhich it is based. I believe ourveterans deserve much betterfrom the VA. The leadership atthe VA must be held account-able for their poor perform-ance. Recent news reportsexposing the mismanagement atthe VA, is literally costing thelives of our veterans, yet no oneis held accountable or fired fortheir gross mismanagement and

incompetence. This is unac-ceptable!

I would urge citizens to call orwrite their Senators andRepresentatives and ask them tosupport this very important leg-islation. Our veterans need tobe treated with the care andrespect they earned anddeserve. Our country owesthem that at the very least.

I am a civilian volunteer withthe Concerned Veterans forAmerica. I have joined withthem in this effort because we

must hold the VA accountableto uphold the promises Americamade to our veterans. Ournations heroes deserve the verybest, but they are not getting it.It's not about money; it's aboutbeing held accountable for mis-management and better overallperformance. The men andwomen of our military haverisked their lives for our free-dom, they deserve much better.

Duane BrownWentworth, NH

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Doctors at the Johns Hopkins University recently published the results of a research study on hearing loss that everyone over 50 needs to know. Even if your hearing is perfect!

The study1 showed that older adults who had some type of problem with hearing were:

• 32 percent more likely to be admitted to the hospital

• 36 percent more likely to have longer stretches of illness or injury (lasting more than 10 days)

• 57 percent more likely to have deep episodes of stress, depression or bad mood (for more than 10 days)

And since hearing loss often happens very slowly over time, the last person to notice your hearing loss is...you!

Just like visiting grandparents saying how big the grandkids are getting, but the parents don’t really notice any difference because they’re around the kids all the time. It’s the same way when you slowly lose your hearing.

On top of that, the Johns Hopkins doctors say that because hearing loss may lead to other serious issues, it can put more of a strain on your health care resources. And with all the craziness going on with health care these days, it can be a real blessing any time you can cut through the mustard to stay one step ahead of illness (and two steps ahead of long hospital stays!) Plus…

It can be something like wax buildup or an infection. And since it’s always better to be safe than sorry, we want to offer our help.

As part of our community outreach program, we at Sound Advice Hearing recently sent out strict instructions to the licensed professionals and staff at all of our local area clinics. We will be offering FULL hearing health examinations completely free of charge for anyone who requests one during the month of April.

Experience shows that it’s worth getting a comprehensive hearing exam every year or two even if you’re pretty sure nothing is wrong. This is because the exam may reveal early warning signs of a more serious issue!

Many doctors and health practitioners also agree that in addition to staying on top of the normal stuff like your blood pressure and cholesterol, having your hearing checked regularly is important to your overall health.

All 35 of our clinics throughout New England have been preparing to conduct these free hearing examinations for you and for any friends or family you care to tell. But, there’s a catch (Hey, there had to be a catch, right?)

This one is pretty painless. We just need you to make a quick phone call and setup an appointment for your exam. We ask this because our clinics can get pretty busy at times and if you just show up, there’s a good chance you might have to wait for an hour or two. And nobody wants that.

All you need to do next is just give us a call at 603-536-4880 and ask for extension 6313.

By the way, when we say this hearing exam is free, we mean absolutely FREE: Free of cost, Free of hassles, Free of any pressure or obligation and Free of slick salesman trying to sell you stuff you don’t need!

So, give us a quick call at 603-536-4880 and make sure to ask for extension 6313 and one of our friendly folks will take just a few minutes to schedule your exam for whatever time works best for you.P.S. Please call as soon as possible because we are limited in how many of these exams we can do during April.P.P.S. Also, if you care to tell a friend or family member, please ask them to use the same extension number when they call in. Thanks!

If You’re Over 50, You Might Be Shocked To Learn How Hearing Loss Has Recently Been

Linked With Other Serious Health Issues!

Major medical university publishes recent health study...

Problems Hearing Doesn’tAlways Mean Hearing Problems

Your Doctor Would Probably Charge a King’s Ransom For

An Exam Like This!

1. Genther, D & Lin, F, et al. Association of Hearing Loss With Hospitalization and Burden of Disease in Older Adults. JAMA, 2013;309;22:2322-2324.B.Nirenberg MA Lic# 100

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Warren Masonic Hall - breakfastfrom 7-9 on the first Sunday ofeach month. Hope to see youthere.-----------------------------------------Breakfast - All you can eat, 2ndSunday of each month from7:30-10am at the Masonic Hall,North Haverhill, NH. $5adult;$2.50 child.-----------------------------------------The Warren/Wentworth FoodPantry, serving residents inWarren, Wentworth and Glencliff,is located behind the WarrenWentworth Ambulance Servicebuilding and is open every Fridayfrom 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eligibilityinformation or to make a dona-tion, stop by or call 764-5265. Thepantry gratefully accepts food ormonetary donations as well asdonations of personal and house-hold care items.-----------------------------------------Haverhill Memorial Post 5245 andtheir Ladies Axillary hold theirregular monthly meeting at 7pmon the third Thursday of eachmonth at the VFW Post in NorthHaverhill. All members are invitedto attend.-----------------------------------------Piermont Parents meeting theChallenge NAMI (NationalAlliance on Mental Illness) sup-port group meets the 1st and 3rdWednesdays of each month, 7-9pm at the Horse Meadow SeniorCenter, North Haverhill, NH.Please Call Rebecca Ladd at 603-989-5476 or email [email protected] with anyquestions.-----------------------------------------For all upcoming events at DAcres - (D Acres is located at 218Streeter Woods Road inDorchester, NH.) Visitwww.dacres.org.-----------------------------------------Beginner line dancing - StarrKing Fellowship, Plymouth, NH.Sundays 4-5pm ($5.00 donationrequested) Contact: George @536-1179 [email protected] you have any talent at all, comejoin us on Thursday Evenings,Open Mic Night, at theGreenhouse Restaurant in Warren,NH. Come by to listen or join in!Junction of Routes 25 & 25-C inWarren, NH. Support our area

On-Going Events musicians. Come join us!-----------------------------------------To find out the on-going happen-ings at the AMC Pinkham NotchCenter where programs are free &open to the public: AMC PinkhamNotch Visitor Center, Route 16,Pinkham Notch, NH. For moreinformation contact the AMC at(603) 466-2727 or www.out-doors.org.-----------------------------------------For on-going events at WREN(Women's Rural EntrepreneurialNetwork) of Bethlehem, pleasevisit www.wrencommunity.org orcall them at: 603-869-9736.-----------------------------------------For ongoing schedule at SilverCenter for the Arts, Plymouth,NH, call 603-536-ARTS or visitthem on the web at: www..plymouth.edu/silver-----------------------------------------Friends of the Library have estab-lishing a Conversational Frenchgroup at the Joseph Patch Libraryin Warren. We meet on Mondaymornings, 9-10. Join us! All skilllevels are welcome. For questionsor sign up: call Luane Clark, coor-dinator, at 764-5839, or the JosephPatch Library at 764-9072.-----------------------------------------Wentworth Historical Societymeets monthly, 7:00 p.m, everythird Thursday, April - Dec. atthe Historical Society Museum inWentworth. Join us for historicaltopics and stimulating conversa-tion.-----------------------------------------For on-going programs, concertsand events at COURT STREETARTS, Haverhill, please visitwww.alumnihall.org or call 603-989-5500. Classes, art shows,Shakespeare in the Valley, Music,wide variety of programming.Join us!-----------------------------------------Sugar Hill Historical Museum:Open Fridays & Saturdays, 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the newexhibit in honor of Sugar Hill’s50th birthday: 50 Years Young:Five Decades of the Youngest OldTown in New Hampshire.Genealogy Library, HistoricalPhotograph Archives, Gift Shop.Main Street, Sugar Hill, NH.Admission free. Memberships anddonations gratefully accepted.Special tours may be arranged. Forinformation, call Director KittyBigelow at 603-823-5275.-----------------------------------------The Baker's River Grange meets

the 2nd and 4th Friday everymonth, 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall,Rte.25, Rumney. Visitors wel-comed!-----------------------------------------Monthly Bereavement SupportGroup – Last Wednesday ofeach month at 5:30 to 7:30pm atPemi-Baker Community Health.June 26th, July 31st, August 28th,September 25th, October 30th,November 27th and December18th (change due to holiday). Freeof Charge. Call Abigail at 536-2232 ext. 305 for more informa-tion. -----------------------------------------Free tutoring for adults who havenot completed high school.Reading, Writing, Math, HiSETpreparation (formerly known asGED), English as a 2nd Language,Basic Computer Skills. ContactPemi-Baker Literacy at 603-536-2 9 9 8 ,[email protected] orfind us on Facebook.-----------------------------------------Scottish Country Dance Lessons,

Fairlee Town Hall, Wednesdayevenings from 7 - 9 PM. Cost$3.00 (first time free). All dancestaught. No partner necessary.Beginners welcome. For moreinformation, call (802) 439-3459or e-mail [email protected]."-----------------------------------------Anxiety Umbrella is a new PeerSupport Group for people withAnxiety related disorders. Theseinclude: Generalized or SocialAnxiety, Panic (attacks), ObsessiveCompulsive, Phobias & fears.This group will meet the 1st & 3rdThursday of each month at theCottage Hospital OccupationalTherapy Waiting area at 6: PM.For more info. [email protected] or callLurette @ (603)838-5595 orRobin @ (603) 747-2527. You arenot alone in your struggle!

Saturday, April 19th, 1:00 p.mJoseph Patch Library, Main St,

Upcoming Events

Warren, NH: Harnessing History:On the Trail of New Hampshire'sState Dog, the Chinook

This program looks at how dogsledding developed in NewHampshire and how the Chinookplayed a major role in this story.Explaining how man and his rela-tionship with dogs won out overmachines on several famous polarexpeditions, Bob Cottrell coversthe history of Arthur Walden andhis Chinooks, the State Dog ofNew Hampshire.-----------------------------------------North Country Home Health &Hospice Agency happenings - on4/15 a Blood Pressure / SugarClinic at the Opera Block inWoodsville 10:30 to11am; on 4/16a Foot Clinic from 9-11 and on4/24 a Foot Clinic from 12:30 to2:30 at Horse Meadow SeniorCenter. Call 603-787-2539 toschedule appts.

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Children laugh about 400 times a day, whileadults laugh on average only 15 times a day!

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Adult Bible Study ................ 10 a.m.Sunday School ..................... 10 a.m.Sunday Morning Service ..... 11 a.m.Evening Service ................... 6 p.m.Wednesday Night Prayer ...... 7 p.m.

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April Is New Hampshire Archeology Month_________________‘Brush up on Archeology’ thisApril in NH

The New HampshireArcheological Society, in part-nership with the NewHampshire Division ofHistorical Resources and theNew Hampshire Department ofTransportation, has announcedits listing of events taking placeduring April’s New HampshireArcheology Month 2014.

This year’s theme, “Brush upon Archeology,” brings a focuson archaeology education,including the many disciplinesinvolved in being an archaeolo-gist and the wide variety of cul-tures and time periods archaeol-ogists study.

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Throughout April, professionalarchaeologists will give presen-tations across the state, address-ing such diverse topics asShaker archaeology, the historyof the Crown Point Road, theorigins of Mayan ideology, hownew archaeology is changingold history, and Paleo-Indianculture in New Hampshire.

Additional events include amuseum exhibit aboutManchester’s mills, behind thescenes tours at StrawberyBanke and a demonstration digoutside of the Division ofHistorical Resources officebuilding in Concord, which wasoriginally part of the MargaretPillsbury Hospital complex.

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URO To Invade North Haverhill Fair This Year______________________________________________________

Warren After School Program Visits Sweet Drop SugarhouseOn Friday, March 21st, the Warren Village School After School Program students took a field trip to visit Lloyd and Laurie Bixby’s Sweet Drop Sugarhouse inWarren, NH. The Bixby family graciously hosted the K-6 students to teach the youngsters about the maple sugaring process and show them their beautiful, hand-built sugarhouse as well as their tanks, evaporator, and Reverse Osmosis machine. Though the sap wasn’t yet running because of the cold weather, the studentsthoroughly enjoyed the experience. Laurie Bixby and Barbara Bixby treated the students to maple syrup and Barbara’s delicious homemade donuts. Lloyd,Laurie, and John Green helped the students make sugar on snow and practice tapping trees and hanging buckets. Thank-you Lloyd, Laurie, Barbara, and Johnfor sharing your time and talents with our students and for helping them develop a closer connection to our NH forests and our community.

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There have been many soundsover the years coming from theThayer Stage at the North

Haverhill Fair. The stage hashosted many local bands andtalented singers competing in

North Haverhill Idol. There hasbeen Guitar Hero winners andeven game show participants.But to celebrate the 70th annualNorth Haverhill Fair, the stagewill, this year, be invaded byURO.

To quote their website “TheUltrasonic Rock Orchestra is agiant 10-vocalist rock band thatperforms thunderous, fist-in-the-air renditions of classic 70’sBrit Rock.” Have you ever seen“Strawberry Fields Forever”performed live, and still sound

like the album? How aboutQueen’s Bohemian Rhapsody?Or Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway toHeaven.” To call URO a tributeband would be a mistake. Theydo so much more than just trib-ute. They take many of theBritish invasion 70’s groupsand music and reproduce themlive, and with plenty of life.URO will be the cap to the 70’stribute day on Saturday, July 26at the 70th annual NorthHaverhill Fair. The concert willstart at 8:00 PM. Seating willbe, as in the past, on a first

come, first serve basis, exceptfor a few reserved seats forsponsors and volunteers. Plusthere is still no extra charge tobe a witness to this perform-ance.

Elsewhere on the fairgroundson Saturday will be the tradi-tional farm and enhanced trac-tor pull. The Woodsmen’sContest will once again be inthe Dellinger Ring showcasingsome great athletes and somehigh powered chain saws,crosscut saws and even axes.For the younger crowd onSaturday there will be theKiddie Parade and the KidsTractor Pull. In both events allparticipants are winners.

The 2014 fair will also featureDemolition Derbies onWednesday and Friday nights.The annual Car Show onWednesday and the big 4x4pulling event on Sunday alsoreturn to the fair.

Other events and plans are stillbeing worked on for this year’sfair and will be announced asthey are firmed up. Admissionprices for this year will still getyou into all of those events andshows. Admission price is $12per person after you park forfree. Children 12 and youngerare also free, though they willreceive an entrance ticket. AndSeniors will pay just $5.00 onThursday for a full day’s admis-sion. Bracelet days for theFiesta Shows thrill rides willstill be held on Wednesday,Thursday and Sunday. Priceswill be announced later.

For more information, updatesor directions to the 70th AnnualNorth Haverhill Fair visit theweb sitewww.nohaverhillfair.com orlike us on FaceBook.

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Keeping Each Other Wellby Elizabeth Terp

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Snow, COPD, and theBenefits of Exercise

I was surprised to hear a collegestudent say, “I don’t mind thecold but I don’t like snow!”Having been born in a giantsnowstorm that tied up Bostonfor several days, snow has theopposite effect on me. Snowmakes me feel safe and protect-ed, gives me a sense of wonder.As kids, we spent every daylighthour we weren’t in school out-side building forts, igloos, sled-ding, or just eating the snow andchecking our mittens for unusualformations of snowflakes.

Snow continues to be an impor-tant part of winter for me. Havingjoined the ranks of those withCOPD (Chronic ObstructiveLung Disease), getting out in thesnow and pumping up my lungsas much as possible tops the listof healthy exercises. The onlydifference now is that I have tobe sure I intentionally exhalefully. If I make my exhalationtwice as long as my inhalation, Isqueeze my lungs out like asponge ready to take in a big newbreath. With COPD, when peoplecontinually take short breaths,their lungs get more sluggishthan ever and the last thing wewant is rigid, stuck, air bags.

So here’s food for thought if youor a friend are dealing withCOPD. The 2:1 breath can bepracticed whether sitting in achair, walking up stairs, running,hiking or just about any activity.You can simply count the time ittakes to fully exhale and theninhale to half that amount of timeor you can count your paces.

Here in New Hampshire, wehave a beautiful natural environ-ment with a variety of free, builtin attributes for exercise. Most ofus live on or next to some sort ofhill. Since we’ve been inundatedwith snow this year, woods trailshave all been smoothed out with2-3 feet or more of snow. Withmicrospikes, most popular trailsand roadways, especially whenicy, are safely doable.

It can be a scarey shock to findthat when hiking with a group, allof a sudden, you’re winded whenyou talk while hiking uphill, orwhen you can’t keep up with thegroup. As Sam Levenson wouldsay, “So don’t talk on the uphill.”You’re probably not the only onegasping for breath. If necessary,find a group that hikes at a morecomfortable pace but keep onhiking! Use ‘em or lose ‘emapplies to lungs as well as tomuscles.

It helps to find a friend or friendsto exercise with both for incen-tive and companionship. One ofthe ways we can keep each otherwell is to get out and enjoy thissnow while it lasts. This week,the group I hiked with did theSugarloafs off the Zealand road.It was a bit steep going up but wehad exhilarating luge runs com-ing down. All that’s needed is abig black trash bag wrappedaround your tush and a greathooting “Whoo!” Ah, snow.

Elizabeth Terp welcomes yourcomments at PO Box 547,Campton, NH 03223, e-mail:[email protected], orher Keeping Each Other WellBlog: http://elizabethterp.com.

The Sound of WaterChange. Sometimes subtle,sometimes bold; when it comesto the transition from winter tospring, certain signs are unmis-takable. There are the gradual-ly warming temperatures,where thirty-five degrees feelslike t-shirt weather. There is theslushy snow, that leave us slip-sliding our way through thewoods - one misstep off thepacked trail and we’re in overour knees. There is the earthysmell of bark and buds as thefreeze gives way to thaw andtrees regain the subtle but surearoma of live wood.

And then there is the sound ofwater. There is the drip-drip-drip as snow melts off our lowshed roof. There is the plip-plip-plip as rainwater collects inbuckets beside the cabin. Andbest of all, the rush of water

over ice as the river awakens.

It’s hard to catch the exactmoment. Try as we might, wenever pin-point it to a precisebeginning. But at some pointwe recognize the flow of water,quiet but undeniable as it joinsthe rest of our senses. Witheach step outside, a new sounddefines our world. It gainsstrength, force; like a breezeblowing closer, the river pushesit’s way towards the surfacefrom deep underneath the ice.What begins as the echo of atrickle, makes its way on top ofthe ice, flowing over, under,around.

And then it breaks free. A rushbecomes a roar; ice is thrownasunder, trees that dare to be inthe river’s path are flung down-stream, boulders are dislodged,banks disregarded andrearranged. Now, there is noturning back. The change thathas been subtle in becoming, issure in arriving. With waterreaching its full power, it can-not now be easily tamed norfrozen again, not until the cal-endar has turned toward thenext winter.

And so spring is here, withfreshness and with force.Creation and destruction,power and beauty; the water isalive. And so the denouementof winter tosses us right to thestrength of spring.

Spring is here! Time to pruneyour fruit trees, berry bushes,and ornamental shrubs! Time todesign your garden! Time topurchase new nursery stock!Contact Beth [email protected] for yourgarden and orchard needs (seeBusiness Directory listingunder ‘Garden Design &Services’).

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Thousands of “green” apps now that make it easy for peopleto find and share information to help us all become betterstewards of the natural environment. Pictured: A GoodGuideapp evaluates a household product - Good Guide

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Dear EarthTalk: What aresome cool apps that work with amobile phone that can help meget in better touch with theenvironment?

-- Mitchell Brown, Troy, MI

Not surprisingly, there are thou-sands of “green” apps out therethat make it easier for people tofind and share information tohelp us all become better stew-ards of the natural environment.

The American LungAssociation’s State of the Airapp shows live color-coded airquality maps for any U.S. loca-tion and includes both ozoneand particulate pollutioncounts. The app also providesair quality alerts, short-termforecasts and opportunities tolearn more about air qualityrisks and to contact lawmakersto push for more stringent pol-lution regulations. Another wayto find out who’s emitting whatnearby is via aMobileFuture’sPollution, a free app that com-piles information from variouspollution databases around theworld and then shows userswhich big polluters are emittingwhat near them. Coverageincludes 1,380 cities, mostly inEurope and the U.S.

Ethical shoppers will appreciatethe GoodGuide, a free app thatshows how any of 120,000food, personal care and house-hold products stack up in termsof sustainability, fair wages andeven health risks. Users justsnap a picture of an item’s barcode to get the low-down onwhether or not it’s a “good”buy. And the free JouleBug appturns living greener into agame, taking specific sustain-ability-oriented steps such asreducing energy use, recyclingmore or buying local and trans-lating these small acts into pos-itive “units of impact.”Embedded videos demonstrateways once can green up dailylife.

Adair Systems’ 99 centsGasHog app makes it easy to

track a car’s fuel efficiency.Enter the odometer reading andamount of fuel added each timeyou refill the tank and the appcalculates the fuel economy ofthe previous tank and comparesit to historical averages. Theapp also offers tips for improv-ing fuel economy. And Avego’sfree CarmaCarpooling appmatches nearby drivers withriders to share the commute andthe expense. At the end of thetrip, the rider can send a pay-ment through the system to thedriver to cover a share of gasand wear-and-tear.

PaperKarma is a free app tohelp reduce junk mail. Usersinput their address informationonce and then snap a picturethrough the app of any unwant-ed junk mail. Behind thescenes, PaperKarma’s automat-ed system notifies the publisherto take the user’s name andaddress off their list.

Another popular app is LightBulb Finder, a free appdesigned to help ease the transi-tion from older incandescentbulbs to more energy efficientreplacements. Users enter intheir zip code—the app auto-matically inputs averageregional electricity ratesaccordingly—and then choosewhich type of fixture,size/shape and wattage bulb(s)they are looking to replace. Theapp then suggests options thatuse less energy and shows howmuch money the user canexpect to save with the newerbulb(s).

It’s nice to know that the littlescreens we’ve become increas-ingly dependent upon—andwhich otherwise tend to distractus from nature and the out-doors—can also be used for thebetterment of the environment.

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Bath, NH-Reginald Byron“Reggie” Smith,84, of BungaRoad, and for-

merly of North Haverhill, died athis home, following a period ofdeclining health, on Sunday,March 23, 2014.

Reggie was born on July 14,1929, in Haverhill, NH, toWilliam Clinton and MildredBlanche (Perkins) Smith.

Following high school, he joinedthe US Army and served fromDecember 1946 through June1968, retiring with rank asMaster Sergeant. He thenworked for the New HampshireHighway Department as a fore-man of the North Haverhill StateGarage, retiring in August 1984.

Reggie married Evelyn AnneIrwin on February 27, 1953 inManchester, CT. Together, theyenjoyed their travels throughoutthe world as a military family.They settled in Bath in 1968.Upon their retirements, Reggieand Evelyn enjoyed wintering inFlorida.

Reggie was a lifetime member ofHaverhill VFW Post #5245 and amember of the American LegionPost #20 in Woodsville, NH.Along with his wife, Evelyn, heassisted with the Legion’s annualturkey dinner, Bingo nights,parades and other events. Reggiehad served in the Army duringthe Korean War and in 2008, hetraveled with his son, Cecil, tothe Republic of South Korea toreceive the Korean Peace Medal,He was a 32nd degree Mason. He

was also a member of theAmmonoosuc Fish and GameClub and a former Hunter Safetyinstructor. He served as a bailifffor the Grafton County Sheriff’sOffice.

Reggie was predeceased by hiswife, Evelyn on March 30, 2010;an infant son, Gary Reginald anda baby daughter; a sister IreneBrooks; and two brothers, LionelE. “Bud” Smith and William J.Smith.

He is survived by two daughters,Carol L. Aaron and husbandDavid of Bradenton, FL andRegina S. Weeks of Cohoes, NY;two sons, Cecil W. Smith andwife Suzette of North Haverhill,NH and Joseph M. Smith andwife Heidi of Charlestown, NH;eleven grandchildren; sixteengreat grandchildren; two sisters,Annabelle Fagnant and husbandRichard of Monroe, NH andIsabelle Morin of Barberton, OH;and several nieces and nephews.

A calling hour was heldThursday, March 27th, at RickerFuneral Home, 1 Birch Street,Woodsville, NH, with a funeralservice that followed the callinghour, with Rev. Heidi Smith offi-ciating. Burial will be in thespring in the Center HaverhillCemetery, Center Haverhill, NH.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Horse MeadowSenior Center, 91 HorsemeadowRoad, North Haverhill, NH03774.

For more information or to offeran online condolence, please visitwww.rickerfh.com

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Tek Talk...With Eli Heath Of Paige Computer Services

Tech Tips, Talk & Advice For Your Computer

Most people are upgrading to anew computer due to Microsoftending support on Windows XPthis week so instead of fillingthe trash dump with your oldcomputer you can still put it touse. Here are some suggestions;

Setup a Media Center depend-ing on its specifications you canmove your old computer next toyour television and use it as amedia center or Digital VideoRecorder. With a decent sizehard drive you can use it tostore everything from music,pictures and video. You willneed to install some media cen-ter software such as MicrosoftWindows Media Center 2005,you can only purchase this as aOEM version from a computerreseller. There is a free versionyou can download fromwww.team-mediaportal.com, itcontains all the same features asWindows Media Center plus afew extras. To take full advan-tage of the media center youwill also need a TV Tunerdevice such as the ATI All inWonder video card, a remotecomes with the card so, youwill be able to record, pauseand rewind live TV.

Create a Digital Photo Frametoday you can purchase a pic-ture frame that will display youdigital photos. Most pictureframes will connect to a com-puter with a USB Cable. Yourcomputer can store thousandsof digital photographs; with thecable you can stream them toyour digital picture frame.Some picture frames are wire-less, so having a wireless cardon your computer you canstream the pictures to any framein your house

MP3 Jukebox store all yourmusic files and connect you PCto your stereo set, play all yourMP3’s from your computerthrough your stereo set. Youwill still need the media centersoftware, if you have wirelessin your house you can streamyour music into every room,you will also be able to listen tointernet radio

Setup a test machine if youpurchase or download newcomputer software and youwant to test it before you installthe program on your main com-puter, than use it as a testmachine. That way if the is abug or flaw in the program youcan find out before you use it onyour main system. You can alsoinstall multiple operating sys-tem such as Linux, and BeeOSand learn new program underthose operating systems.

Learn a new operating systemif your old computer is runningWindows 98 or Windows ME,reload the computer withLinux. This is a free opensource operating system that isbased on the Unix kernel. Manyolder computers will work onLinux without any modifica-tions. Linux comes loaded withall the applications you need tooperate your computer from e-mail to photo editing programs,practice with it and in timewhen you are ready just useLinux for your operating sys-tem, it is more secure and lesslikely to crash your computerthan the other operating sys-tems. You can download Linuxat www.ubuntu.com. You will

need a high speed connection todownload the ISO disk image tomake a bootable CD, they willalso send you the Linux CDfree of charge, or if you are inthe area you can stop by myshop and I will give you a copyof the CD. Other sites whereyou can get other versions ofthis operating system arewww.debian.org alsowww.mandrakelinux.com.

Make a printer file web serv-er if you should have over twocomputers in your house youcan network your old computerto allow sharing of your printerand internet access. There arefree programs based on theLinux operating system thatwill allow you to make a webserver from your old computer,it is more secure and cheaperthan buying a router. The webserver will also be your hard-ware firewall for you highspeed internet connection to theoutside world. You can down-load free web server software atwww.vmware.com/vmware-server. You can also store allyour files on the old computerwhere anyone can access them,just have one computer (fileserver) to hold all your docu-ments and files.

Make a Network StorageBackup Device (NAS) If youhave a home network and youwant to store all your musicfiles, documents or other files

that can be accessed on yourhome network then make yourold computer into a networkstorage device. Some network(NAS) storage devices costhundreds of dollars but with alittle time you can make one forfree. You can download a freeprogram called Freenas fromwww.freenas.org. After down-loading the cd image burn theimage to cd using your cd burn-ing software, boot from the cdon your old computer followthe instructions (downloadinstructions from website), con-nect your old computer to yournetwork tweak the settings andsoon you will be up and run-ning.

Donate your old computercontact your local school orsenior center. There may be achild or senior that cannotafford a computer. This willhelp the environment plus youmay write it off your taxes as acharitable donation, just makesure you get a receipt from theorganization that you donate itto. If you should by a computerfrom a manufacture such asDell they will recycle your oldcomputer and donate to a chari-table organization. There arealso recycling centers that maygive you cash for your old com-puter and some you have to paya fee to recycle your old com-

puter, one locally is www.win-cycle.org they are located inWindsor, VT.

Sell it for parts you can adver-tise in the local classifieds or one-bay. There could be someonewho has a computer like yoursthat just needs the parts torepair a computer, or someonewho is looking for a low costcomputer. You can go to yourlocal computer store to see ifthey will sell it for you, here aPaige Computer we offer thatservice.

Make sure all your personalinformation is removed fromthe computer when you dis-pose of it.

I recommend a free programcalled Darik’s Boot & Nukeyou can get it athttp://.dban.sourceforge.net.This program boots from a CDor 3.5” disk or thumb drive andwill over write your computershard drive. This will wipe outany data on the drive. .

So I hope this information ishelpful. Be sure to visit us onthe internet at www.paigecom-puterservices.com. You maycall at 603-747-2201 or e-mailat [email protected]. So untilnext time Happy Computing.

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